Aphrodite

A leaf falls on loneliness and Starry Night are both famous works of art during the modernist period by two completely different artists, but portray the same message in my eyes, that message being ………….... A leaf falls on loneliness was written by E.E. Cummings written in 1958. It can be seen on the last page along with Starry Night. Starry Night was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889. It depicted That message being: society is chaotic but beautiful, it is dying but will be reborn, it is…

On a beautiful day on Mt. Olympus, the sky was blue and the sun was shining, and everyone was happy. On June 3rd, 1765, Poseidon had a new hero come into the family, her name was Kyra. When she was born, Theseus, Poseidon’s other child, grabbed a bat and swung as hard as he could, but Poseidon took Kyra and took her away from him. “Why would you do that?” asked Poseidon. “I want to be the only child dad.” ,Theseus said, “If I was a big brother, I don’t want to be one to a GIRL.” “It had to…

Greek Art started at the end of the Dark Ages around 900 B.C.E. was the beginning of beautiful creations and presentations of art. Separated by periods, the Geometric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Periods I will briefly describe the different art styles within these periods. Starting with the Geometric Period, at 900 to 700 B.C.E. an art style created using geometric patterns with representation and repetition in its shapes. Painting on vases were most common and used as storage devices…

"To understand a proverb and a figure"1 is part of the vision of life in the book of Proverbs. The pearls of wisdom within are quite similar to many found in the Odyssey. The emphasis on virtue is the same in both books; Odysseus and Telemachus illustrate the striving after virtue. However, as the Greeks view their gods differently than the Jews do God, these books diverge in some ways. The approach to life differs, but the search for happiness is the same. The many proverbs found in Proverbs…

as Olympian Gods, because they are only included at some point to their existence. However, the other four are always considered Olympians. The second generation Olympian Gods were Athena, Ares, Hermes, Dionysus, Apollo, Artemis and Hephaestus. Aphrodite is generally considered in the Titian generation, but also is considered to be in the second generation along with the others. Each individual God has their own specific meaning, depiction, symbol, and…

Depiction of Women in Attic Red-Figure Pottery. When we think of ancient Greece, what comes to mind is an array of stunning architecture, ______ monuments, and __________. While these are all fascinating _____ to explore, these can only tell us so much about the life that the Greeks lived at the time. One medium that gives us a more personal look into Greek life is art and pottery. There has been substantial evolution throughout the course of history/time, but whether the art showed historical…

Epic Conventions : Iliad In the story ,The Iliad by Homer, the Greeks and Trojans battled for years over woman. Though the war was humans fighting each other, the Gods influenced it a lot. Choices made by great individuals, like Achilles, changed the outcome of the war too. While there are many epic conventions demonstrated throughout The Iliad, the two that are most prominent are the starting of the story, and the God’s interference. The author , Homer, started the story in the middle and…

From the first paragraph of his speech about love, he said, “I don’t expect you’ll disagree with me about the two goddesses, will you?” From this question he poses to the reader, it seems that he can tell that the reader will accept “Love” and “Aphrodite” as two different things. He starts his speech with a question as a way to listen to the reader’s opinion. Nevertheless, some might disagree. Pausanias jumps to conclusion. One example of him jumping to conclusions is in the second paragraph,…

art pieces and creating their own modified artworks like statues. The first way in which Romans adopted and adapted Greek culture was by borrowing from their religion. Romans adopted Greek deities, gods and goddesses, and gave them Roman names. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of war became known as Venus. Zeus, the king of Greek gods, became Jupiter, the king of Roman gods. Ares, the Greek god of war, became the god of Mars, and was believed to lead Roman armies to victory.…

Discovering Witches Ancient legends say that there was once a woman who wanted to become a witch, so she went to the river where she waited until midnight. At that time, the devil came out of the water and asked her why she was sitting there. The woman replied that she wanted to be made a witch, so the devil told her the necessary condition. She had to dance with him during each full moon (“Mythology in Romania”). The legend has it that the woman was accepted and became a witch, just by dancing…